DMC to Demolish Vacant Building

The Board of Supervisors has agreed to tear down the former county home.

The county has been trying to sell if since a broken water pipe led to a mold problem several years ago.

Chairman Tom Broeker said serious interest never surfaced.

He said the county acted now on the demolition because Glynn’s Demolition & Excavating out of Hennepin, IL offered to tear down the building for about $35,000 since it already has equipment in the area.

“It sounded to me like a great price,” said Broeker, “I was in the construction business, not really in the demolition business, but that sounded like a great price to me and it was quite a bit lower than what we expected.”

In fact, Broeker says Des Moines County expected to pay more than $100,000 based on previous estimates.

The supervisors have also hired AAA Budget Environmental out of Cedar Falls, IA to abate asbestos and lead from the former county home for about $26,000.

Some of the debris will be collected for use by county departments for ongoing projects.